通識巡禮之本地八大〈一〉 GE Overview – the Local Eight (Part 1)

由於新學制3-3-4,大學由三年轉四年,好多大學一早為2012轉新制做準備,今次我地睇吓本地八間大學的GE安排,Part One首先睇下三間研究型大學。

Chinese University of HK (CUHK)

CUHK係為一本地大學採用類似劍橋、哈佛嘅書院制,由於要應付額外的中學畢業生,中大決定開多幾個新書院,有d書院要求學生要四年全宿。

中大通識分兩部份:一部份由中大通識教育部中央統籌管理,所謂「大通」,佔大部份;每個書院亦會根據自己嘅特式去制定兩、三科通識科目比自己書院嘅學生,呢d就係「細通」。我對呢個concept覺得幾好。

所有undergraduate由2012開始,要必修一科GE Foundation (6 credits,上半部份 In Dialogue With Humanity 及下半部份 In Dialogue With Nature),大通要在以下四個areas每個area修至少一科。

  1. Chinese Culture Heritage
  2. Nature, Technology and the Environment
  3. Society and Culture
  4. Self and Humanity

小通通常有2-3科,好視乎每個書院嘅理念而安排。中大學生通識科總共佔21 credits (主修科目大概60 credits),中大生仲要必修Physical Education (2 credits), 及同其他大學一樣的Languages課程。

University of HK (HKU)

在資料搜集過程中,都去過好多唔同大學嘅web,HKU關於GE個web真係做得好,夠informative之外design夠簡潔young同trendy,booklet都經過精心設計,睇得出HKU落咗唔少心機,網絡資訊爆炸年代,content重要但個presentation同樣或甚至更重要,一d non-credit bearing GE courses 絕對係為年青人而設計, 十個like !佢地亦都將過往內部討論新制的會議video 放哂上網,高度透明!

HKU學生的Common Core (佢地以乎用”GE”個term喺非學分course上)有4個areas可以揀,每個area再分有4-5個themes:

  1. The Humanities
    1. The creative arts
    2. Historical Awareness: Past & Present
    3. Language, Communication & Society
    4. Mind-body-spirit
    5. Ethics & Society
  2. Global Issues
    1. Global Issues, Local Lives
    2. Challenges of Global Governance
    3. Globalization & Economic Development
    4. Global Ethics & Citizenship
  3. China: Culture, State & Society
    1. Chinese Culture
    2. Chinese Civilization
    3. China’s Changing Environment
    4. The Rise of China in the 21st Century
  4. Scientific & Technological Literacy
    1. The Nature & Methods of Science
    2. Science, Technology & Society
    3. Science, Technology & Global Issues
    4. Science & Technology in Everyday Life
    5. Frontiers of Science & Technology

University of Science and Technology (UST)

科大的Common Corestructure比較簡單,2012新學制開始,學生要修夠36 credits (out of 120-126),可以喺以下4個areas揀科讀:

  1. Science & Technology (6 credits)
  2. Social Analysis (6 credits)
  3. Arts & Humanities (6 credits)
  4. Quantity Reasoning (3 credits)

再加上以下必修科目:

  • 以上4個areas再揀讀6個 credits嘅 core electives
  • English Communication (6 credits)
  • Chinese Communication (3 credits)
  • Healthy Lifestyle (non-credit)

下次再講其他幾間U嘅GE安排。